Brachial cuff
First Claim
1. In a blood pressure measuring system, a method for determining a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, the method comprising the steps:
- providing an inflatable brachial cuff having a pressure sensor to measure pressure within the brachial cuff, said pressure sensor outputting an analog signal;
providing a digital signal processor that receives the analog signal from the pressure sensor and outputs a digital brachial cuff signal containing data to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform;
measuring at least the patient'"'"'s brachial systolic pressure (SP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) using the brachial cuff in an oscillometric mode;
inflating the brachial cuff around a patient'"'"'s upper arm to a constant pressure that is less than the measured DP;
maintaining the brachial cuff at said constant pressure to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform, wherein the brachial cuff waveform is a volumetric displacement waveform;
using at least two of brachial systolic pressure (SP), brachial mean pressure (MP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) to calibrate the brachial cuff waveform, wherein brachial mean pressure (MP) if used is determined from the measured brachial systolic pressure (SP) and the measured brachial diastolic pressure (DP); and
using one or more generalized transfer functions to convert the calibrated brachial cuff waveform to a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, wherein said one or more generalized transfer functions represent the harmonic ratio in amplitude and phase to transform the calibrated brachial cuff volumetric displacement waveform to the calibrated aortic pressure waveform when the brachial cuff is inflated to a pressure less than the patient'"'"'s measured diastolic pressure (DP).
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Abstract
A method for determining a calibrated aortic pressure waveform from a brachial cuff waveform involves the use of one or more generalized transfer functions. The one or more generalized transfer functions are specific for predetermined brachial cuff pressure ranges, such as below diastolic pressure, between diastolic and systolic pressure, and above systolic pressure. The brachial cuff is inflated to a pressure within the pressure range appropriate for the generalized transfer function to be applied to the brachial cuff waveform to generate the aortic pressure waveform. In some circumstances, it may be necessary to use a calibration transfer function to generate a calibrated aortic waveform. In other circumstances, the calibration transfer function is not necessary.
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26 Claims
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1. In a blood pressure measuring system, a method for determining a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, the method comprising the steps:
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providing an inflatable brachial cuff having a pressure sensor to measure pressure within the brachial cuff, said pressure sensor outputting an analog signal; providing a digital signal processor that receives the analog signal from the pressure sensor and outputs a digital brachial cuff signal containing data to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform; measuring at least the patient'"'"'s brachial systolic pressure (SP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) using the brachial cuff in an oscillometric mode; inflating the brachial cuff around a patient'"'"'s upper arm to a constant pressure that is less than the measured DP; maintaining the brachial cuff at said constant pressure to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform, wherein the brachial cuff waveform is a volumetric displacement waveform; using at least two of brachial systolic pressure (SP), brachial mean pressure (MP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) to calibrate the brachial cuff waveform, wherein brachial mean pressure (MP) if used is determined from the measured brachial systolic pressure (SP) and the measured brachial diastolic pressure (DP); and using one or more generalized transfer functions to convert the calibrated brachial cuff waveform to a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, wherein said one or more generalized transfer functions represent the harmonic ratio in amplitude and phase to transform the calibrated brachial cuff volumetric displacement waveform to the calibrated aortic pressure waveform when the brachial cuff is inflated to a pressure less than the patient'"'"'s measured diastolic pressure (DP). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a blood pressure measuring system, a method for determining a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, the method comprising the steps:
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providing an inflatable brachial cuff having a pressure sensor to measure pressure within the brachial cuff, said pressure sensor outputting an analog signal; providing a digital signal processor that receives the analog signal from the pressure sensor and outputs a digital brachial cuff signal containing data to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform; measuring at least the patient'"'"'s brachial systolic pressure (SP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) using the brachial cuff in an oscillometric mode; inflating the brachial cuff around a patient'"'"'s upper arm to a constant pressure that is above the measured SP; maintaining the brachial cuff at said constant pressure to record the patient'"'"'s brachial cuff waveform, wherein the brachial cuff waveform is a volumetric displacement waveform; using at least two of brachial systolic pressure (SP), brachial mean pressure (MP) and brachial diastolic pressure (DP) to calibrate the brachial cuff waveform, wherein brachial mean pressure (MP), if used, is determined from the measured brachial systolic pressure (SP) and the measured brachial diastolic pressure (DP); and using one or more generalized transfer functions to convert the calibrated brachial cuff waveform to a calibrated aortic pressure waveform, wherein said one or more generalized transfer functions represent the harmonic ratio in amplitude and phase to transform the calibrated brachial cuff volumetric displacement waveform to the calibrated aortic pressure waveform when the brachial cuff is inflated to a pressure above the patient'"'"'s measured systolic pressure (SP). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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